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71st ANNUAL MEETING HIGHLIGHTS   *26 Messengers, 3 visitors   ·      Approval of the 2026 Budget ($83,000)   ·      Vertical Church Gallipolis accepted into the SVBA   ·      Vertical Church Jackson accepted into the SVBA   ·      Approval for the sale of Missional Community Church to Mosaic Church Portsmouth   ·      Josh Remy preached a great annual sermon on leadership (learning from the life of Moses)   ·      Approved unanimously all reports   ·      Added Josh Fisher to

As a kid it was the expectation of my mother that my siblings would do their best to make it home for Thanksgiving. That meant that our house would fill up with people, great food, mom’s pumpkin and coconut cream pies, and grandma’s turkey dressing. It was a time of reliving family memories, sharing family pictures, and playing our favorite card game, Rook! As Dorothy said, “there’s no place like home.” And I would add “there’s no better thing than to spend time with family.”

I still remember the day I sat in my truck, parked behind the church, hands gripping the steering wheel, trying to convince myself to...